Skype CEO says China partner censors text messages

Skype Technologies CEO Niklas Zennstrom said its partner in China, Tom Online, has censored text messages with certain words or phrases to comply with Chinese telecom regulations. Zennstrom defended the action, saying that complying with the Chinese government's rules was no different from complying with rules in Western countries.

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